I never understand Linux' sound, Alsa, Pulseaudio....so I describe what I have done (and worked fine until my fresh install of Mint Mate 18.2):
I installed the Webupd8-PPA to get a normal sound (its a shame to me that Mint Mate has no built in Equalizer, but ok, thats another topic), and installed Wine.
Now I start my player through Wine, as ever - and hear nothing.
I could not remember If I've had to change its settings before, however, as I hear nothing I need to do it now for sure - but I cant. The programs settings show nothing - only 4 parts belong to my graphiccard hdmi-sound out (which I never use, I use onboard sound-out).
But there is nothing useful inside to select for onboard-sound. My 'Soundcard' or Equalizers LADSPA is missing.
It was very easy on every Mint-install before this...what happened/changed here? Always did the same - but now I am not able anymore to get sound!
It seems to me something in Wine must have been changed - but I am not completely sure. Fact is I have no sound anymore

Wine its settings are on system-standard.
I already tried it with a program called Winetricks (definately not needed this before) and changed it to ALSA in hope this changes something) - and this seems to work halfway...with that setting I am able to select ALC887 - but without my equalizers' settings - so it sounds terrible.
How to get "normal" sound through the equalizers settings back again?